Plain Speaking is the lucid new release by Scallops Hotel, the candid alter ego of Chicago poet and producer Milo. A robust introduction for his new label imprint Ruby Yacht, the album blends experimental production and endearing beats with open, honest rhymes. Plain Speaking is profound yet accessible, a solid handhold to grasp onto amidst the chaos of the modern world.<br/><br/>
Easy yet serious, lighthearted and sincere, Plain Speaking immediately draws the listener inward. The album's first single ""Lavender Chunk” -- featuring Hemlock Ernst a.k.a. Samuel T. Herring of Future Islands -- leans back into a simpler time, remembered like a hazy dream. Slanting darker and submerged inside echoes, “Tense Present” flips from contemplative flow into a stream of comforting clarity. “True Nen” is a thoughtful track that breathes deeply, an offering of assurance over discord.<br/><br/>
Plain Speaking is a remedy, the cure for the common conversation. The familial tones and straightforward flow of Scallops Hotel function like an outstretched hand. Plain Speaking never pushes; rather it invites you to sit and listen. To have hope, and to heal through art.
1 | gnosis, Black nationalism, rice | 04:42 |
2 | Sabil's lullaby | 01:53 |
3 | lavender chunk ft Hemlock Ernst | 02:45 |
4 | ticktocker | 01:51 |
5 | tense present | 03:37 |
6 | roc marciano riff suite 1 | 02:13 |
7 | glottal stop ft S.al | 02:07 |
8 | bookoo bread co | 02:00 |
9 | the oprah winfrey show | 02:12 |
10 | true nen | 02:15 |
11 | birther | 02:38 |
12 | 171: man and the cosmos ft DUNZO DONALDS | 02:51 |